#4E0309#4E0309

#4E0309 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.105 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E0309
RGB	rgb(78, 3, 9)
HSL	hsl(355, 93%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(355, 96%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 96.2%, 88.5%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.86, 33.16, 17.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.86, 37.69, 28.38°)
OKLab	oklab(27.03% 0.0957 0.0434)
OKLCH	oklch(27.03% 0.105 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.2242, 1.7051, 0.4177)
Luminance	0.0170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E0309 #034E48

analogous

#4E032E #4E0309 #4E2203

triadic

#4E0309 #094E03 #03094E

tetradic

#4E0309 #2E4E03 #034E48 #22034E

square

#4E0309 #2E4E03 #034E48 #22034E

split-complementary

#4E0309 #034E22 #032E4E

monochromatic

#1D0103 #1D0103 #4E0309 #890510 #C40817

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.66

#4E0309 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#4E0309 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E0309

15.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E0309	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E0309	1.00	15.66	1.34	15.66
#FFFFFF	15.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D1908

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2906

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#570006

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e0309;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 3, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.105 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#864e4a',
    500: '#4e0309',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e0309;
$custom-light: #864e4a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e0309",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 3,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.2,
    "s": 92.593,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27029,
    "c": 0.1051,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E0309

secondary

#1E8E85

accent

#FFEE29

background

#F8F4F4

surface

#F0E7E7

border

#CBC3C3

text

#0C0201

muted

#7D7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E0309

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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